Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-11-03

Dcihg emphasized by thrcatz4 fn1mo-
diate humiliation II ho tariff IN on
tho order of his going
This "mne-jumping prod ~ one
| can not give in doail hol 6pilloe
1t to say that possession IS 4 .ntnre
than "nine-tenths of tho ~ 2 when
applied to unpatented and eQtdcd
mining claims.
There was nothing for Cali NJ Tom
to do. alone rs he was, bait ~ facate
tho premises. This he did going
directly back to tho Little CRistabcl
and laying his grievances ~ 6rs his
friends there.
The ''minc-jumper'' is tho 81 de-
testable of human beings In IS btima-
ton of MI good miners al liatcd
rs horse thief is hated - <tber lo-
calilics, and is shown no .riiefry whom
caught in his ncfarious practjc cs, 8 nc
is hung without benefit Of cl6tfy.i s.
Captain Toms story of hi Wrongs
created intense oxcittmont'da Do In.
tie Christabcl. A meeting wiz - once
held and plan of aotioir }3lpcidcd
upon. 81 ~
Miss Milliccnt was Kept in,l fAncc
of this meeting.
Women don't want to DO fi1xed up
with such things-lesswise a, <56mall
like her." said one of the mon
Soon after supper that cveIdag the
mon began leaving the cabin vari.
Gus prc,enscs. and in short tlhis Miss
Millicent was alone. This Vas nm
unusual proceeding ON tho pa,t ,of The
men but Miss Millcent was whdIly un-
suspicious Of its import.
An honr later, while sitting before
the fire monding q coat belonging 70
one Of the men, Miss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
" threw aside her work and said:
There! If / haven't entirely forgot
ten to give Mr.. Vance that list Of
things want from down in fystal
City. and he's going to start for therc
before breakfast in the morniilxpll
breakfast at the stage Office. I'll Just
run down TO tho shaft-house and hand
the list to Tom Dolan and he Gun Give
it TO Mr. Vance i'm the morning.
Tom Dolan was tho engineer pfrti,e
Little Christabcl. The shaii-honspwAs
but short distance from. the board
ing house. Throwing q shawl oyer
her head Miss Milliccn vfnt OUT hnr-
ricdly. stepping lightly Go'vn the trail
made in the deep sn,s. Ina hight
was cloudless and mad wondrais fair
by full moon and thousands q shin-
ing stars. IS ~ =
She reached tho slIaft-house door.
The engineer and another inan! shnh-
ware of her approach. Wore t';srln:g.
A name they spoke caused. kss ~ stoll
suddenly. with her Hard u. 4er = Arr
and strange look in her face. &
ii feel sure il is Silas Hover" the
engineer was saying. "Ho changes
his name bout ev'ry camp he gocs,to,
and reckon Doc. Grigson' suited him
bout as well rs any other name while
he was here"
well, he won't change it again very
soon," said The other man. with short
laugh. 1.-THE next time the roll $
called hc'll answer up to his own
name. Tn thinkin'."
Hover may be his real name" the
engineer said. He swored IL was
when knowcd him two years ago over
in Paradise Gulch. But he was a
scoundrcl there. and just got away
with his neck Iknowcd him soon rs
! see him down in Crystal City one
day last fall. But l never told any
body his name wasn't Grigson. Where
did you say the boys intended fixing
himP"
Down the gulch here bout two
miles, at that place where the big
bowlder is that they call Hanging
Rock / reckon they'll make short
work of him."
"Oh, sure" said the engineer, with
a laugh; they'll hang him, as he de-
serves. without hardly time for his
prayers.
The other man glanced carclessly at
his watch and said:
"And it's almost time they were at
it. Ten o'clock was the hour agreed
on, and it's after nine now"
Neither of them heard the half-sup-
pressed cry of tho woman standing
just outside of the engine-room door.
Could they have seen her face in the
moonlight they would have seen II
drawn and old and CHASTITY in its terror
and agony. Her limbs trembled under
her. and her bloodless lips moved in
silent prayer.
For moment she stood so, and
then, still praying for courage and
strength. she ran silently but with all
speed down the trail leading from the
camp and toward the gulch.
The night was cold and the little
shawl she wore was her only protec-